Open Doors Data

U.S. Study Abroad: Leading Institutions by Institutional Type

2011/12

INSTITUTIONS BY TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS: TOP 40 DOCTORATE INSTITUTIONS*, 2011/12

Rank

Institution

City

State

Total Study Abroad Students

1

New York University

New York

New York

4,378

2

University of Texas - Austin

Austin

Texas

2,596

3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis

Minnesota

2,508

4

Michigan State University

East Lansing

Michigan

2,380

5

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington

Indiana

2,328

6

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison

Wisconsin

2,149

7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

2,147

8

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

California

2,074

9

University of Southern California

Los Angeles

California

2,065

10

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor

Michigan

2,060

11

Boston University

Boston

Massachusetts

2,036

12

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park

Maryland

2,025

13

Texas A&M University

College Station

Texas

2,009

14

George Washington University

Washington

D.C.

2,002

15

University of Florida

Gainesville

Florida

1,991

15

University of Georgia

Athens

Georgia

1,991

17

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Champaign

Illinois

1,985

18

University of Washington

Seattle

Washington

1,949

19

The Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park

Pennsylvania

1,926

20

Florida State University

Tallahassee

Florida

1,919

21

Brigham Young University

Provo

Utah

1,808

22

Northeastern University

Boston

Massachusetts

1,802

23

Miami University

Oxford

Ohio

1,797

24

Cornell University

Ithaca

New York

1,773

25

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus

Ohio

1,716

26

Arizona State University

Tempe

Arizona

1,669

27

Syracuse University

Syracuse

New York

1,655

28

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill

North Carolina

1,644

29

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville

Virginia

1,623

30

San Diego State University

San Diego

California

1,610

31

American University

Washington

D.C.

1,605

32

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Indiana

1,601

33

Georgetown University

Washington

D.C.

1,457

34

University of Delaware

Newark

Delaware

1,430

35

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

California

1,408

36

University of Pittsburgh - Main Campus

Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania

1,385

37

University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia

Missouri

1,371

38

University of Colorado - Boulder

Boulder

Colorado

1,330

39

University of California - Davis

Davis

California

1,324

40

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette

Indiana

1,312

INSTITUTIONS BY TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS: TOP 40 MASTER'S INSTITUTIONS*, 2011/12

Rank

Institution

City

State

Total Study Abroad Students

1

Elon University

Elon College

North Carolina

1,094

2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg

Virginia

1,071

3

Villanova University

Villanova

Pennsylvania

911

4

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

California

858

5

Grand Valley State University

Allendale

Michigan

825

6

Appalachian State University

Boone

North Carolina

809

7

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw

Georgia

787

8

Arcadia University

Glenside

Pennsylvania

780

9

University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Wilmington

North Carolina

766

10

College of Charleston

Charleston

South Carolina

717

11

California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

California

694

12

Lee University

Cleveland

Tennessee

629

13

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

California

612

14

Gonzaga University

Spokane

Washington

609

15

Hamline University

Saint Paul

Minnesota

601

16

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore

Maryland

596

17

Chapman University

Orange

California

566

18

Marist College

Poughkeepsie

New York

551

19

University of North Florida

Jacksonville

Florida

550

20

Bentley University

Waltham

Massachusetts

535

21

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls

Iowa

519

22

Ithaca College

Ithaca

New York

501

22

Western Washington University

Bellingham

Washington

501

24

Johnson and Wales University

Providence

Rhode Island

487

25

Rollins College

Winter Park

Florida

485

26

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

Pennsylvania

466

27

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain

Connecticut

457

28

SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology

New York

New York

444

29

CUNY Hunter College

New York

New York

442

30

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

La Crosse

Wisconsin

435

31

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point

Wisconsin

429

32

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green

Kentucky

427

33

College of New Jersey

Ewing

New Jersey

419

34

Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma

Washington

418

35

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Eau Claire

Wisconsin

415

36

Bethel University

Saint Paul

Minnesota

407

37

Towson University

Towson

Maryland

406

38

Roger Williams University

Bristol

Rhode Island

403

39

SUNY Geneseo

Geneseo

New York

401

40

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

California

398

INSTITUTIONS BY TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS: TOP 40 BACCALAUREATE INSTITUTIONS*, 2011/12

Rank

Institution

City

State

Total Study Abroad Students

1

Saint Olaf College

Northfield

Minnesota

678

2

University of Richmond

Richmond

Virginia

654

3

Calvin College

Grand Rapids

Michigan

634

4

College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University

St. Joseph

Minnesota

546

5

Oberlin College

Oberlin

Ohio

532

6

Taylor University

Upland

Indiana

518

7

DePauw University

Greencastle

Indiana

507

8

Colorado College

Colorado Springs

Colorado

500

9

Colby College

Waterville

Maine

432

10

Bucknell University

Lewisburg

Pennsylvania

428

11

Colgate University

Hamilton

New York

409

12

Messiah College

Grantham

Pennsylvania

392

13

Carleton College

Northfield

Minnesota

390

14

Middlebury College

Middlebury

Vermont

385

15

Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

Pennsylvania

380

16

Centre College

Danville

Kentucky

372

17

Luther College

Decorah

Iowa

371

17

Gustavus Adolphus College

St. Peter

Minnesota

371

19

Eckerd College

St. Petersburg

Florida

370

19

Dickinson College

Carlisle

Pennsylvania

370

21

Carthage College

Kenosha

Wisconsin

367

22

Trinity College

Hartford

Connecticut

363

23

Furman University

Greenville

South Carolina

360

24

Saint Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's City

Maryland

358

25

Lafayette College

Easton

Pennsylvania

357

26

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

Pennsylvania

355

27

Saint Lawrence University

Canton

New York

353

28

Skidmore College

Saratoga Sprngs

New York

350

29

Goucher College

Baltimore

Maryland

340

30

Wofford College

Spartanburg

South Carolina

339

31

Lewis and Clark College

Portland

Oregon

337

32

Union College

Schenectady

New York

328

32

Davidson College

Davidson

North Carolina

328

34

Washington and Lee University

Lexington

Virginia

314

35

Macalester College

Saint Paul

Minnesota

308

36

Augustana College

Rock Island

Illinois

300

37

Bates College

Lewiston

Maine

298

38

Austin College

Sherman

Texas

295

39

Concordia College - Moorhead

Moorhead

Minnesota

293

40

Hope College

Holland

Michigan

289

* Based on the 2010 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. These are not entirely comparable with data contained in previous Open Doors Reports, which were based on the 2005 and earlier Carnegie Classifications.

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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2013). "Institutions by Total Number of Study Abroad Students, 2011/12." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors